Reel



Parental Jane-22.1926.

UNITED STATES FRANK MOSSBEBL PBESSED STEEL CORPORATION, OF TION OFMASSACHUSETTS.

OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO MOSSBERG ATTLFLBORO,MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- REEL.

Application mea January 1s, 1924. serial Nassaoas.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of annealingor stranding reels and the like, and the .method of forming the same:andthe object of this invention is to provide such a reel having itsbody and head-plates welded together.

A further object of this invention is to provide an annealing reel whichwill be light in construction and yet will be durable to withstand thecontinuous heating in an annealing furnace and subsequent cooling.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

j In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section showing the annealingreel embodying my improved construction.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation illustrating the spacing of thetubular body portion` from the head-plates and the welding operation.

Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 2 with one of the head-plates removedor on line 3-8 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail showing the spaciiig element between theend of the tubular body portion and the head plate.

Figure 5 1s a sectional elevation showing a reelwelded from the inside.

Fivure 6 is an enlarged portion showing one orm of joint between thebody portion and the head-plate before the stock at the juncture hasbeen affected by the welding operation.

It has been found in practice that annealing or stranding reels on whichwire is to be wound to be annealed and which have their heads and bodyportions riveted together, become loosened from each other and are nolonger suitable for use after having been subjected a number of times tothe intense heating and subsequent cooling actions necessarily employedfor the anealing of the wire due to excessive expansion andcontraction'. It is also found that when such reels are assembled brivets they must be formed of comparatlvely heavy material which absorbsand Wastes more heat than one formed of a lighter Weight also one ofsuch heavy weight also increases the strain due to ing the rapidrotations while in the stranding machine; and the following is adetailed description of one construction of my improved reel lVithreference to the drawing, 10 designates the head-plates which aredisc-shaped and may be of any desired material but as here illustratedare of sheet metal, and each of these headlat-es is preferably providedwith a cent-ra opening 11. Between the headlates in concentric relationto. this op ing, I have mounted a body portion 12 constructed of anysuitable material but which is preferably cut from sheet stock suchv assteel and the like and rolle'd into tubular form having its abuttingedges 13 welded together and having its ends securely welded to theinner surfaces of the head-plates by a ring 14 of fused metal,'wherebythe body portion and the two head plates are secured together forming asubstantial homogeneous structure or device.

I'n some instances, I also provide a tubular core 15 of anyjsuitablematerial, which is secured tothe edges of the opening 11 in each of thehead-plates.

Also in some instances, I find it `convenient and desirable to form ahub portion or a centrally located outward projection 16 on each of thehead-plates, as illustrated in Figure 1, which may serve to stiften thesame, while in order to reduce the weight of the annealv ing reel sothat will absorb the minimum amount of heat from the annealing furnace,I remove the unnecessary portion of the discs by forming a plurality ofholes v17 adjacent the outer periphery' of the head-plates.

I have found that it is' often desirable to remove a portion of thestock at the joint, either in the .head or in t-he body portion, topermit the fused welding material to flow thereintovto formjagijoint ofthe rebod `'portion `to `feirpose".a`. greater adhering sur acete"thewelding material and so pro-` vide4 a. stronger."join t.l.In.still other instances, it is founddesirable to hold the body portionand the "head-1in vspaced relationby l means of small-pieces 'of'stockor material placed about theedges of the body portion betweenthe bodyand the head-plates 12 and by applying 'the `welding material to thesejointswhile held in' this spaced relation t-he metal `flows into thisspace and. affords a greater adhering surf-ace lto thewelding materialand provides a method by which the welding material may be applied ineater quantities to more securely 'hold the ody and head-plates in theirdesired, relation. In still other instances, I

have found that even though the headlates --tion"fuses a are in contactwith the end of the bo y the `flowing of welding-material about thejunematerial.

1n In some instances, where extremely fine wire is desired to be woundupon the annealing reed, I wish to eliminate the fillet of weldingmaterial which fills in the joint and prevents a sharp, right-angularcorner portion, and in vorder to avoid this fillet 1n reels adapted foruse with small wire, I apply betweenthe head-plates and body the weldingmaterial' about the inner peripheral surface of the bod portion as shownat 21, in Figure 5, w ich leaves a right-angular connection between thebody portion and head-plates'. Itis also found that the welding materialreadily pockets on the inner edge of thebody 'portion thus providing anextended adheringsurface for ri 'dly securing thebody and head together.

n order to secure the wire wound on the annealing reel, I providea hole22 ad'acent the junction of the head plates. and bo y for securing thestarting end of the wire `and a hole 23 located about the periphery ofone of the plates for Securing the finishing end of the wire to thereel.

By my im roved constructionof annealing or stran -ing reels, Iv haverovided a reel of maximum strength and o minimum weight which issubstantially homogeneous in construction and which will withstand a,

considerable amount of heating and cooling without perceptibledeterioration and lwhich absorbs only the minimum amount of heatfrom'the annealing furnaceand which pos.-

sesses many advantages over the old style riveted heads of a heavier andmore expensive construction.

Having thus described one illustrativeemportionv of the stock at thejoint which unites with the welding material and also increases theadhering surfaces of the parts at the'joint for the adheringofweldbodiment ofxny invention and the best mode known to me forcarrying out my method, I desire it to be understood that althoughspecific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptivesense and not foi` the purpose of limitation, the scope of the inventionbeing defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims. i i

I claim:

1. A sheet metal annealing reel comprising a tubular body member havingla headplate member at each end thereof of astock substantially twice asthick as that of the bo'dymember, the ends of the body member beingadjacent the inner surface of 'the head-plate members, and additionalmetalfused and deposited in a continuous aoy ring at the juncture tofor-m a fillet and.

.unite said members together as a homogeneous assembly of parts.4 0 2. Asheet metal annealing reel comprising a tubular body member having aheadplate member at each end thereof of a stock eavier than that of thebody member, the

.ends of the bod member abutting the inner surface of t e head-platemembers, a portion of the stock at the junction of said members beingremoved' to form a recess at the junction, and metal fused and depositedin a continuous ring. at the. juncture to unite said members together asa homogeneous assembly of parts. y

3. A sheet metal reel comprising- .a tubular bod member, head-platemembers of stock o a thickness greateruthan that of the stock lof thelbody member and having a central opening therethrough smaller than thediameter of said body member, said plates being adjacent each end of thebody member, andl an additional ring of fused metal between said headand body members forming a fillet at their juncture and uniting saidmembers as a homogeneous assembly of parts.

4. A sheet metal reel comprising a tubular body member havin ahead-plate mem ber at each end thereo of a stock heavier than that ofthe body member the ends of the body being adjacent the face of the headplate and having a continuous homogeneous fillet of metal fused andvdeposited at the junction of the body and heads forming a joint with asectional area greater lthan that of any similar section through the'body intermediate its ends.

5.A method of forming a reel, which consists in providing headlates,forming a sheet of met-al of a thic ness less than the-head-plates intoav tubular body of a diameter less than the head plates,positioning'saidv body between said head-plates lwith the ends ofthe'body adjacent and substantially perpendicular to said head plates,yand adding a fillet of fused metal between the ends of said body andsaid head-plates to weld the two together and provide u fusing andflowing a. portion of the stock homogeneous assembl of parts. l at thejunction of the body and plates, and 10 6. A `method of orming a wirereel, fiowin welding material into the space which consists in.providing head-plates, forme by the used and flowed portion to 5 forminga sheetl of metal into a. tubular provide s, homogeneous assembly ofparts.

body of a y diameter less than the head- In testimony whereof I aiiix mysignaplates, positioningl said body between said ture. plates abutting te inner surface thereof, FRANK MOSSBERG.

